Hi All,

Despite having a bunch of Victa 550 Pro's my go to mower for my sloping acre of kikuyu is my Honda HUT216 utility. After I reinforced the terribly made wheel welds it's been terrific. HUT216 Wheel issue

The only issue I have with it is that at any height I mow the deck along the sides and rear REALLY drags a lot on the grass - even at it's post cut height.

I don't think this is a flaw with the mower or that the Honda utility has that much larger/higher a deck than any other utility mower - but it's just that the Kikuyu is so thick and has never been descarified (?) and so pushing it is harder than it should be - which I've been happy to do as I convince myself at nearly 50yrs old it's my cardio workout.

But it occurred to me that taking perhaps 10mm of height from the sides and rear (the front is much higher) would make it a much easier mower to use on my property. Likely using an angle grinder, painting any cuts with cold gal + metal paint.

I figure this would still leave me with more than enough protection from debris - the deck is otherwise in excellent condition.

I get why the deck is lower at sides + rear but for me it's really effectively far lower than is needed due to lawn depth/type - is this a terrible idea or feasible if done correctly?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. :-)